Asia Economics Weekly Is India’s economy heading the way of its currency? Today’s GDP figures underline that India’s economy was already fragile before the recent rout of the rupee. Given the ongoing turmoil, economic conditions look likely to get worse before they get any... 2nd September 2013 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Weekly It’s not all doom and gloom for Asia Recent headlines have been dominated by a sharp shift in sentiment against EM assets. Asian economies have been hit harder than most in the sell-off. However, away from the financial markets, there... 26th August 2013 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Weekly Asia’s industrial outperformance to continue Asia’s manufacturers have had a hard time since the global financial crisis, and are currentlystruggling through yet another weak patch. However, they have actually done much betterthan their peers in... 19th August 2013 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Weekly India’s new central bank governor to keep a tight rein Last week India appointed Raghuram Rajan, a former chief economist at the IMF, as the new governor of the Reserve Bank (RBI). The new governor takes over at a tricky time, with India’s economy... 12th August 2013 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Weekly Asia’s consumers seeing mixed fortunes For all the hype about the rise of the Asian consumer, the recent performance of consumer spending in Asia has been disappointing. The weakness is largely explained by subdued spending in the region’s... 5th August 2013 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Weekly Infrastructure projects key for Thailand’s prospects Government plans in Thailand for a series of huge infrastructure projects have the potential to transform the country’s growth prospects. However, as this Weekly explains, success is by no means... 29th July 2013 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Weekly Asia’s export weakness to continue Exports from Emerging Asia remain lacklustre and continue to hold back the region’s growth. As this Weekly explains, a strong and sustained export recovery is unlikely anytime soon. 22nd July 2013 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Weekly Singapore’s strong Q2 is not the start of a robust recovery Singapore’s economy posted its strongest gain in two years in Q2. We are raising our full-yearforecast for 2013 but, as this Weekly explains, last quarter’s good performance will not be thestart of a... 15th July 2013 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Weekly IMF deal no solution to Pakistan's woes Pakistan has reached an initial agreement with the IMF for a US$5.3bn loan. The deal should avert a balance of payments crisis but, as this Weekly explains, the conditions attached to the loan will... 8th July 2013 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Weekly Would a US manufacturing recovery be a threat to Asia? Concerns that a manufacturing renaissance in the US could negate the benefits for Asia of stronger US growth are probably overblown. But with the euro-zone and Chinese economies still subdued, Asian... 1st July 2013 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Weekly What does Abenomics mean for the rest of Asia? Hopes that the policies of Prime Minister Abe’s new government will transform the outlook for Japan’s economy have lifted sentiment in the country. This Weekly takes a look at the implications of... 24th June 2013 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Weekly Should Asia be worried by recent currency weakness? Asian currencies have fallen sharply in recent weeks as worries about the consequences of a scaling back of quantitative easing continue to build. This Weekly looks at the macro impact of the sell-off... 17th June 2013 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Weekly Asian currencies take a tumble A number of Asian currencies have experienced big falls against the US dollar over the past few weeks. This Weekly looks at which currencies have been hit the hardest, the factors behind the recent... 10th June 2013 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Weekly Inflation to remain low in Emerging Asia Inflation has fallen sharply across most of Asia over the past few months, giving central banks scope to cut interest rates. This Weekly explains why inflation is likely to remain low over the next... 3rd June 2013 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Weekly NIEs underperformance set to continue One of the most notable features of the Q1 GDP data for Emerging Asia is the continued weak performance of the NIEs (Newly Industrialised Economies, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore). This... 27th May 2013 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Weekly Investment unlikely to spur Asian economic resurgence Although most Asian countries invest more than their counterparts in other emerging regions, there is still scope for many countries in Emerging Asia to boost GDP growth by investing more. However, as... 20th May 2013 · 1 min read
